Money-box.



No. 666-6l2. Patented lan. 22 I 4 w. c. BULL. 9m'

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. BULL, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ABRAHAM L.KESNER, OF SAME PLACE.

MONEY-BOX.

- SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent NO. 666,612, datedJanuary 22, 1901.

Application iiled July 10, 1900.

To all. 1,071,072?, t may concer-12,.-

Beit known that I, WILLIAM C. BULL, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Money-Boxes, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a money-box ernbodying a figure, a receptaclein communication with the interior thereof, a table having a chuteleading to an opening in said ligure, a tray on said table for primarilyholding a coin placed thereon, means attached to an arm of the figurefor primarily covering the coin, and means for operating said arm andtray whereby the coin may be-covered and then dropped from the tray uponthe chute and so directed into the interior of the figure and fromthence into the receptacle, the parts afterward returning to theirnormal positions, showing the disappearance of the coin, the figurebeing also adapted to simulate the bowing of the head, and other detailsare presented, as will be hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in theclaims that follow the specilcation.

Figure l represents a view of the interior of a money-box embodying myinvention, taken from the rear thereof, including a vertical section ofthe lower portion thereof. Fig. 2 represents apartial side elevation andpartial vertical section thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a receptacle or box on which issupported the table B and figure C, the latter having a hollow bodyD andlegs D', which are in communication with said receptacle. In the top ofsaid table is an opening which is occupied by the coin-holding tray E,the latter being hinged on its forward side to said top and having onits under side the tongues F, which enter the slot G of the levers H,the latter being located beneath the table-top and mounted on the axis.I on the interior of the figure. Secured to the table is the spring K,which bears upwardly against the tray E for raising the same and holdingit in normal position, closing the opening in the table B. The rearligure. vure has connected with the end within the Serial No. 23,078.(No model.)

ends of the levers H are connected by the cross-bar L, which enters theslot M of the link N, the latter being connected at top with an eye onthe rod or bar P, which partly occupies the figure and partly enters thereceptacle A, its lower end being connected with lever Q, which ismounted within said receptacle and provided with a knob or handle R onthe exterior thereof.

S designates a spring which is attached to lever Q and a fixed part ofthe receptacle for restoring said lever, and consequently the connectedparts, to their normal positions.

The rod P is extended above the linkN and has its upper end engaged witha limb of the crank T, which latter is secured to the axis T of one ofthe movable arms Uof the figure C, said axis being mounted on the bodyof the The othermovable arm U of the figgure the deflected piece V,which is freely mounted on the stud W, secured within the figure as theaxis of said arm U', said piece having a slot which receives one end ofthe cross-rod X, the other end of which is secured eccentrically in thehub or body of the crank T as a wrist-pin.

Y designates the head of the figure, the same having journals Y', whichare mounted on the neck of the figure, whereby said head may swingthereon and simulate the motions of bowing. Depending from the head isthe slotted hanger Z, which extends in somewhatoblique direction andreceives the cross-rod X, so that the motions of the latter, due to thecrank T, will oscillare said hanger and impart corresponding motion tothe head.

Connected with one of the hands of the ligure is a cover A for tray E-inthe present case of the form of a hat-and connected with the other handis a stick or baton B. On the under side of the top of the table is theinclined chute C', which extends to the opening D2 in the legs of thegure, so as to be in communication with the interior of said iigure todirect the coin from the tray E into the ligure, as will be hereinaftermore fully explained.

The parts being in their normal positions shown in Fig. 1, the operationis as follows: A coin is placed on the tray E and the lever IOO baton orstick B', causing the latter to simulate Athe act of waving and strikingthe cover or hat. The rod X also bears rearwardly against the hanger Zand causes the head Y to turn on the journals Y' and simulate the act ofbowing. As the forward limbs of the levers N lower, as has been stated,they carry the tongues F of the tray E with them and so depress saidtray in inclined direction, the latter turning on its hinge toward thechute C, whereby the coin loses its support on the tray and fallstherefrom on the chute, it then being directed by the latter to theopening D', and consequently into the legs of the figure, from whence itdrops in the receptacle A as the place of deposit. The lever Q is nowlet go, whereby the parts return to their normal positions, it beingnoticed that the rod P is elevated, the levers H rise and restore thetray into the opening D, and the crankT is rotated in reverse direction,whereby the arms U U are thereby lifted and the hanger causes the returnmotion of the head, completing the bowing of the same. As the hat israised by its connected arm it uncov-` ers the tray on the table, thedisappearance of the coin therefrom then being evident. When anothercoin is placed on the tray, the lever Q is again depressed, when thesubsequent operations are similar to those hereinbefore set forth.

Having thus described inyinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure byLetters Patent, is-

l. In a money-box, a figure, ahead mounted on the body thereof, a hangeron said head, a crank carried by an arm of said figure, a Wristpinsecured to said crank and entering said hanger, a rod connected with alimb of said crank, an operating-lever attached to said rod, aperforated piece carried by the other arm of said ligure, and a stud onthe figure freely receiving said piece, said wrist-pin engaging saidperforated piece.

2. In a money-box, agure, a movable arm, a perforated piece connectedtherewith, a stud on which said piece is freely mounted, said stud beingconnected with the body of said ligure, a crank, an arm connectedtherewith, a wrist-pin on said'crank, the same entering an opening insaid piece, and means for 0perating said crank in combination with atable, a rising and falling tray thereon, and a device adapted to coverand uncover said tray, the Same being connected with one of said arms.

3. In a money-box, a figure, a movable arm, a covering device connectedwith said arm, a table with an opening therein, a rising and fallingtray adapted to occupy said opening, a lever connected with said tray,and means for operating said lever, and arm, whereby said cover isplaced on said table over said tray and the latter is lowered.

4. In a money-box, a table with an opening therein, a rising and fallingtray adapted to occupy said opening and primarily hold and expose a coinplaced thereon, a lever having a slotted connection with said tray,means for lowering said lever and consequently said tray, and a springfor returning said tray to its normal position.

5. In a money-box, a bowing head with a hanger thereon, swinging armsmounted on said body, acrank connected with one o f said arms, abearingpiece connected with the other arm, a wrist-pin attached to saidcrank, connected with said bearing-piece, and engaging saidA hanger, araising and lowering rod attached to'a limb of said crank, and a leverconnected with said rod.

6. In a money-box, a figure, a bowing head, with a hanger thereon,swinging arms mounted on said body, a crank connected with one of saidarms, a bearing-piece connected with the other arm, a wrist-pin attachedto said crank, connected with said bearing-piece and engaging saidhanger, a raising and lowering rod attached to a limb of said crank, alever connected with said rod, a table, a rising and falling traythereon, a cover for said tray carried by one of said arms, a leverhaving its front limb connected with said tray, a link engaging the rearlimb of said lever, and con.

nected with said rod, and a returning-spring bearing against said tray.

7. In a moneybox, a table, a figure, a receptacle in communication withsaid figure, a movable tray ou said table, a chute leading from beneathsaid tray to an opening in said figure, means for operating Saidtray, aswinging arm on said figure and a covering on said arm, and` means foroperating said arm in unison with said tray, whereby the cover islowered on the table over said tray and the latteris lowered, causing acoin placed in said tray to be first concealed and then dropped from thetray.

vWILLIAM o. BULL.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, WM. OANER WIEDERSHEIM.

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